It's that time again, where I procrastinate making Valentines, but just can't bear buying the boxed ones at the stores, so I stay up all night putting them together last minute. Repeated year after year, but in the end it usually feels worth it somehow. This year's torture...
Cupid's arrow design downloaded from here via How About Orange
Instead of inserting the pencil, Isaak decided he'd rather give his friends his very favorite treat, chocolate covered pretzels. He had fun helping me dip the pretzel rods in melted chocolate and sprinkling them to his heart's content. Then we just slipped them inside cellophane bags found at Michael's.
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Jonah's class has been learning about the human body recently, hence the anatomical heart found here. The licorice strips are reminiscent of veins and arteries as per Jonah's imagination. I like that both of these designs are a little more masculine for my little boys. Ribbons and lace just weren't going to cut it for their pint size reputations on campus.
